1. When I was about ten-years-old, my mom and I were walking through Barnes and Noble, trying to pick out a book for me to read for my fourth grade book report, when my mom saw the stand of Harry Potter books and asked me if I wanted to get one. I responded by saying no and that a story of a wizard looked nerdy and stupid. Well, sure enough, a couple days later almost everyone at school was reading those Potter books. Of course I made my mom go and pick me up a copy so I could find out what all of the fuss was about. it turned out that they were AMAZING!. The beginning was slow, but after the first couple of chapters, I was hooked. It was surprising that I liked Harry Potter because I wasn't usually into sci-fi or fantasy books. I'm stil not , but I've made an exception for the boy with the lightning bolt scar on his forehead.
1. The writing I brought in with me was the book, Dry by Augusten Burroughs. I read this book over the summer and I found out about it through watching the movie, Running with Scissors, which was based off of his memiors.
2. It's really impacted me because it's raw, edgy, and witty. He completely frank about everything that happens to him and everything he does. I also think it "hits" me the way it does because he discusses his struggle with alcoholism and drugs and how much they've hurt him and affected his life.
3."At home, I sit at my desk and open the bottle. I bring my nose to the opening and inhale. The smell is sharp, powerful. For a moment, I think, How could I drink this stuff? This could power a lawn mower. But then I'm pouring it into a plastic cup and bringing the plastic cup to my lips, like a lawn mower with hands. I talk to myself. 'I can't relapse, this is just classic. I know better. I should go immediately to an AA meeting. This is code blue.' It burns going down..." (257). This is an extremely important passage because, after a year of being sober, he is relapsing. He then starts to drink again and this time, it is worse. He also starts smoking crack and his life basically goes into a downward spiral.
4. What are some causes of relapse? How can you oversome an addiction?
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This poem was kind of sad saying that there WAS a time. I liked the line
<"hen hearts beat true,
and hard bare feet felt morning's dew" it was very creative. But "when pigs flew high" just seemed random and didnt fit as well.
This poem i thought was very well written, creative and descriptive. I liked these four lines the best they were strong and a good start to the poem.
"Eyes wide open,
mouths shut tight.
Wonder and awe,
mixed with fright."
I am not sure if you were trying to make these lines rhyme or not, but if you could think of another word either changing bite or pink, i think this would be an excellent poem, more than it is already.
"The wind starts to bite,
as their cheeks turn pink."
I liked the second poem better because it reminded me of childhood and fun times playing.
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